Michael Morley: “Election Emergencies: Hurricane Helene and the 2024 Election”

October 7, 2024, 7:06 amelection administrationRick Hasen

I asked Michael Morley of FSU to write a blog post on the effects of Hurricane Helene on the 2024 elections because Michael is the leading authority on election emergencies and election litigation. Michael wrote a long and important piece… Continue reading

“How the Supreme Court could reshape the 2024 race — again”

October 7, 2024, 6:57 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Josh Gerstein at Politico.

“‘Fight for your life’: Georgia election workers prepare for election under cloud of threats”

October 7, 2024, 6:53 amchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

ABC News: In the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, arguably no state became as central to former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn his election loss as Georgia — the state Joe Biden stunningly won by just over… Continue reading

“Pennsylvania Is Key for the Presidency. The State Is Stressed Out.”

October 7, 2024, 6:51 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

WSJ: Pennsylvania is a must-win state for both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. It is also ground zero for litigation over election rules and skeptics who still question the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election results. That mix has… Continue reading

“Put ranked-choice voting at the top of your list”

October 7, 2024, 6:45 amalternative voting systemsRick Hasen

WaPo editorial: There is no one trick to fix American democracy — but implementing ranked-choice voting in primary and general elections around the country could help. This reform is on the ballot in several states this year, as well as… Continue reading

“Elon Musk’s Mother Under Fire For Urging Trump Supporters to Vote Illegally En Masse: ‘We Should Work The System’”

October 6, 2024, 4:22 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Mediaite: “The Democrats have given us another option,” she wrote in response to a tweet from her son that advised Peach State residents to register to vote. Maye Musk concluded, “You don’t have to register to vote. On Election Day,… Continue reading

“Republicans are trying to up their early voting game — but Trump keeps getting in the way”

October 6, 2024, 2:20 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Politico: Republicans are pouring tens of millions of dollars into getting GOP voters to cast ballots before Election Day. They’re frustrated because Donald Trump keeps getting in the way. In just the last few weeks, the former president has dismissed … Continue reading

“The Possibility of Majority Winners When Politics is Multidimensional”

October 6, 2024, 2:18 pmUncategorizedNed Foley

The second in a series of Common Ground Democracy essays on the philosophy of democracy and its implications for electoral systems.

“Mike Johnson refuses to say Donald Trump lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden”

October 6, 2024, 2:16 pmelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

USA Today: House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Sunday refused to say former President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election to President Joe Biden. During a heated interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos, Johnson also declined to criticize comments from Donald… Continue reading

“Election denial returns as focus with Vance’s ‘non-answer,’ new Trump indictment details”

October 6, 2024, 2:09 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Kevin Rector for the LAT.

“Trump’s Election Bid Is a Wild Card as Supreme Court Term Opens”

October 6, 2024, 1:52 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Greg Stohr for Bloomberg: The US Supreme Court opens its new term under the shadow of a presidential election that threatens to create fresh strains at a court already deeply enmeshed in the nation’s political divisions. Three months after… Continue reading

“The Untold Link Between Justice Alito and Trump’s Election Denying Efforts; Mark Martin floated fringe theories to keep Trump in power. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito taught with him — even after January 6.”

October 6, 2024, 12:54 pmelection subversion risk, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Shawn Musgrave for The Intercept: On the evening of January 6, 2021, retired North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Martin had a nine-minute conversation with former President Donald Trump. This call followed weeks of efforts by Martin to find … Continue reading

“Power for the People: Recognizing the Constitutional Right to Vote for President”

October 6, 2024, 12:47 pmReal Right to VoteRick Hasen

Charlie Martel as written this article for the Cardozo Law Review. Here is the abstract: This article is an argument for a federal constitutional right to vote for president at a time when voting rights are under grave threat. No… Continue reading

“Arizona labeled longtime residents as citizens without proof for years, leading to voter roll errors”

October 6, 2024, 12:43 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Votebeat: Arizona election officials who suddenly discovered that they hadn’t obtained proof of citizenship from nearly 100,000 registered voters were relieved last month when the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that they wouldn’t be required to ask for it before the… Continue reading